Union Avenue & East 151st Street

Union Avenue and East 151st Street meet at a four-way crossing in Melrose, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Fountain Of Youth Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, E 149 St, is about four minutes on foot, and three subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 24 public places, six of them schools, and 18 places to eat. About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
E 149 St
990 feet · 4 min on foot · 6
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Prospect Av/E 152 St · Bx17
Within a walk
24 places
6 schools, 5 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Union Avenue & East 151st Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is E 149 St, 990 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 149 St 6
    990 feet
    6

Next trains at this station

Northbound
1 line
  1. 6 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 6 …

Also within a walk

  1. Jackson Av 2, 5
    0.3 miles
    2 5
  2. Prospect Av 2, 5
    0.4 miles
    2 5

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Bronx River” (2023) by Glenn Goldberg at the E 149 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Prospect Av/E 152 St, 540 feet away, for the Bx17.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Prospect Av/E 152 St Bx17 · Shelter
    540 feet
    Bx17
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx17 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 41 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Prospect Ave & E 151 St 21 docks in all
    260 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Bruckner Expressway eastbound at East 140th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 691 East 149th Street Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 967 Kelly Street Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10455
Community board
Bronx Community Board 1
City Council district
8
Police precinct
40
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Melrose
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 181 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

South side of East 151st Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

East side of Union Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and two buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Neoclassical and Northern European Renaissance Revival, one each. They were built between 1900 and 1912.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 24 public places.

  • 6 schools
  • 5 religious buildings
  • 4 gardens
  • 4 playgrounds
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 161 Juan Ponce de Leon School
    210 feet
  2. United Bronx Parents Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    400 feet
  3. P.S. 025 Bilingual School
    700 feet
Show all 8
  1. Urban Dove Team Charter School II School
    730 feet
  2. St Anselm School
    990 feet
  3. Learning Through Play Pre-K Center at 535 Union Avenue Pre-K center
    1,010 feet
  4. Girls Preparatory Charter School of the Bronx School
    1,280 feet
  5. M.S. 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz School
    1,280 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fountain Of Youth Playground
    40 feet
  2. El Flamboyan Garden
    410 feet
  3. Al Quiñones Playground
    790 feet
Show all 8
  1. Demera Santiago Garden
    920 feet
  2. The William Rainey Garden
    1,090 feet
  3. Abigail Playground
    1,100 feet
  4. Pontiac Playground
    1,220 feet
  5. Isla Verde Garden
    1,240 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Anselms Church Listed historic place
    840 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Community center at Adams Community center
    1,240 feet
  2. Older adult center at 735 East 152nd Street Older adult center
    1,240 feet

Fire and police

  1. Engine 73/Ladder 42 Fire station · landmark
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Met Foodmarkets Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Bravo Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles
  2. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 28 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East 151st Street or Union Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYCHA, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.